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QA · QAT · BACI 634 · latest data 2024

Exports

$88.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $88,671 M16.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$36.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $36,821 M8.4% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$51.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $51,850 M

Total trade

$125.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $125,492 M13.9% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #43 of 225 exporters · top 25% · #66 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.3 pp

Trade timeline

Qatar's exports grew from $3.4B in 1995 to $88.7B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $51.8B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Qatar per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$3,403 M	$2,329 M	$1,074 M	$5,731 M
1996	$4,225 M	$2,267 M	$1,958 M	$6,492 M
1997	$5,645 M	$3,418 M	$2,227 M	$9,063 M
1998	$4,939 M	$2,921 M	$2,018 M	$7,860 M
1999	$6,351 M	$1,797 M	$4,554 M	$8,148 M
2000	$12,452 M	$4,252 M	$8,200 M	$16,704 M
2001	$12,205 M	$5,085 M	$7,120 M	$17,290 M
2002	$11,862 M	$5,956 M	$5,906 M	$17,818 M
2003	$13,977 M	$5,914 M	$8,063 M	$19,891 M
2004	$18,958 M	$7,680 M	$11,278 M	$26,638 M
2005	$24,924 M	$12,954 M	$11,970 M	$37,878 M
2006	$34,583 M	$19,265 M	$15,319 M	$53,848 M
2007	$45,983 M	$27,100 M	$18,883 M	$73,083 M
2008	$67,601 M	$32,339 M	$35,262 M	$99,941 M
2009	$47,683 M	$19,088 M	$28,596 M	$66,771 M
2010	$73,826 M	$24,192 M	$49,634 M	$98,018 M
2011	$109,160 M	$17,442 M	$91,719 M	$126,602 M
2012	$136,678 M	$27,522 M	$109,155 M	$164,200 M
2013	$136,217 M	$28,450 M	$107,767 M	$164,667 M
2014	$128,159 M	$33,924 M	$94,236 M	$162,083 M
2015	$76,330 M	$36,939 M	$39,391 M	$113,269 M
2016	$58,017 M	$33,597 M	$24,420 M	$91,614 M
2017	$66,362 M	$32,670 M	$33,692 M	$99,033 M
2018	$83,710 M	$35,861 M	$47,849 M	$119,570 M
2019	$76,236 M	$33,966 M	$42,270 M	$110,202 M
2020	$55,318 M	$29,004 M	$26,313 M	$84,322 M
2021	$98,561 M	$31,771 M	$66,790 M	$130,331 M
2022	$136,195 M	$39,008 M	$97,187 M	$175,203 M
2023	$117,894 M	$36,282 M	$81,612 M	$154,176 M
2024	$88,671 M	$36,821 M	$51,850 M	$125,492 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 1995 to 0.4% in 2024; export rank #70 → #43.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Qatar per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.07%	0.05%	#70	#89
1996	0.08%	0.04%	#70	#98
1997	0.10%	0.06%	#63	#84
1998	0.09%	0.05%	#71	#92
1999	0.11%	0.03%	#63	#108
2000	0.19%	0.07%	#53	#82
2001	0.19%	0.08%	#54	#79
2002	0.18%	0.09%	#56	#78
2003	0.18%	0.08%	#55	#81
2004	0.21%	0.08%	#54	#80
2005	0.24%	0.12%	#53	#68
2006	0.29%	0.16%	#52	#64
2007	0.33%	0.19%	#50	#61
2008	0.42%	0.20%	#48	#61
2009	0.38%	0.15%	#48	#67
2010	0.49%	0.16%	#41	#65
2011	0.61%	0.10%	#36	#82
2012	0.76%	0.15%	#31	#67
2013	0.75%	0.16%	#33	#68
2014	0.70%	0.18%	#34	#64
2015	0.48%	0.23%	#38	#57
2016	0.37%	0.21%	#45	#58
2017	0.38%	0.19%	#44	#64
2018	0.44%	0.19%	#42	#63
2019	0.41%	0.18%	#41	#65
2020	0.32%	0.17%	#45	#65
2021	0.46%	0.15%	#38	#68
2022	0.56%	0.16%	#35	#66
2023	0.52%	0.16%	#35	#66
2024	0.39%	0.16%	#43	#66

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Trading partners

China was Qatar's top trading partner in 2024, at 19.9% of total trade; the top five partners covered 55.5%.

Year

Top partner share: 19.9%
Top-5 share: 55.5%
Partners: 144
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.084

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China $19.7B

South Korea $14.1B

India $12.6B

Japan $7.1B

Singapore $5.7B

Other Asia, nes $4.3B

Pakistan $3.8B

Thailand $3.7B

Italy $2.5B

United States $1.5B

Hong Kong $1.0B

Netherlands $1.0B

Germany $589M

United Kingdom $493M

United Arab Emirates $266M

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Top partners of Qatar in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$19,744 M	$5,246 M	$24,991 M	$14,498 M
#2	South Korea	$14,070 M	$687 M	$14,758 M	$13,383 M
#3	India	$12,596 M	$1,986 M	$14,582 M	$10,610 M
#4	Japan	$7,074 M	$1,815 M	$8,889 M	$5,260 M
#5	Singapore	$5,663 M	$762 M	$6,425 M	$4,901 M
#6	United States	$1,526 M	$4,294 M	$5,821 M	−$2,768 M
#7	Italy	$2,476 M	$1,966 M	$4,442 M	$509 M
#8	Other Asia, nes	$4,302 M	$124 M	$4,425 M	$4,178 M
#9	Thailand	$3,709 M	$466 M	$4,175 M	$3,243 M
#10	Pakistan	$3,836 M	$155 M	$3,990 M	$3,681 M
#11	United Kingdom	$493 M	$2,033 M	$2,526 M	−$1,540 M
#12	Germany	$589 M	$1,452 M	$2,041 M	−$862 M
#13	United Arab Emirates	$266 M	$1,655 M	$1,921 M	−$1,390 M
#14	Netherlands	$1,006 M	$646 M	$1,652 M	$360 M
#15	Hong Kong	$1,019 M	$523 M	$1,541 M	$496 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Qatar's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Qatar's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.426 → 0.114, a moderately concentrated export base across 131 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Qatar per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.426	0.087	53	58
1996	0.373	0.085	59	62
1997	0.325	0.131	70	68
1998	0.346	0.096	77	71
1999	0.329	0.095	82	68
2000	0.249	0.060	120	126
2001	0.277	0.064	110	124
2002	0.226	0.065	126	119
2003	0.261	0.071	120	125
2004	0.216	0.080	127	128
2005	0.211	0.059	139	128
2006	0.205	0.057	142	137
2007	0.237	0.057	144	144
2008	0.200	0.053	133	150
2009	0.155	0.054	145	112
2010	0.130	0.052	148	144
2011	0.116	0.056	158	120
2012	0.117	0.053	154	147
2013	0.121	0.051	149	153
2014	0.133	0.052	155	167
2015	0.121	0.058	152	132
2016	0.095	0.058	159	135
2017	0.091	0.059	160	152
2018	0.108	0.066	156	156
2019	0.094	0.065	158	155
2020	0.100	0.059	151	149
2021	0.075	0.054	160	154
2022	0.085	0.061	149	145
2023	0.076	0.057	140	142
2024	0.114	0.056	131	135

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